Email and phone present

Recruiters filter on these first. Keep them as plain text, not images.

Target job title stated

Match the title on the job ad — many systems keyword-match against it.

Summary is 2–4 lines

Long enough to say what you do and your strongest result, short enough to read.

At least 3 experience bullets

One line per job isn't enough to show what you actually did.

Bullets start with action verbs

"Led", "Built", "Reduced" — not "Responsible for" or "Worked on".

Results include numbers

Percentages, counts, time saved, revenue — numbers make a claim credible.

5+ skills listed

Use the exact wording from the job ad where it's honestly true of you.

Every role has dates

Layout parses cleanly